Kong has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States and Canada, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to specific candidate location, role, skill set and level of experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role. Benefits may vary depending on location. US based employees are typically offered access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short and long term disability benefits, basic life and AD&D insurance, among others.

Are you ready to power the World's connections?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

Are you ready to power the World's connections?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the role:

We are seeking an individual driven by continuous improvement to elevate our web application capabilities. This role presents an exciting challenge to transform how we approach client-side architecture and engineering processes. You will be instrumental in addressing architectural constraints, upleveling our component system, and establishing a cohesive platform for front-end development. Your expertise will not only resolve current concerns but also embed a culture of high-velocity engineering, ensuring our web applications are consistently exceptional. This is an opportunity to move beyond the current and build efficient web experiences that accelerate product delivery by driving engineering efficiency and interfacing with the Design team.

What you'll do:
The ideal candidate will thrive on complex problem-solving to unlock greater efficiency in feature development. You will lead efforts to foster closer collaboration between Design and Core-UI teams, ensuring a unified, adaptable, and easily composable user experience across the Konnect platform by significantly improving our component system and the interface with design. By maturing our frontend development environments—taking ownership of the rendering stack and implementing automated validation—you will accelerate our development velocity. This role is a vital investment in our platform's future, enabling us to consistently deliver a world-class, cohesive user experience and rapidly respond to evolving market requirements with speed and precision.

About Kong:

Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

Compensation Range: $150K - $215K